A panel of top HR directors spent a day presiding over a record number of entries to come up with the below shortlist. Competition will be fierce at the awards night in July.
Details of the event itself, and how to secure a table, are below.
HR Excellence Shortlist 2014
Best CHSR strategy
Dentsu Aegis Network
Hindustan Computers Limited
Hyder Consulting
Tata Consultancy Services
TUI Travel
The Entertainer
Best HR strategy from overseas
DenizBank
NATO
UST Global
Yunus Textile Mills
Best HR team – Sponsored by Richmond Events
ActionAid UK
DHL Supply Chain
Dorchester Collection
Hastings Direct
London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL)
St Edmundsbury Borough Council/Forest Heath District Council
Thames Water Utilities
Best learning and development strategy – Sponsored by De Montfort University
Celgene UK
City of Edinburgh Council
Dorchester Collection
Fujitsu
Hertfordshire County Council
KFC
Myhomemove
Norton Rose Fulbright
Best talent management strategy – Sponsored by HFI
Ceridian
Hilton Worldwide
MCI UK
NATS
Health and wellbeing award
Hertfordshire County Council
Label Apeel
The University of Sheffield
Most effective internal communications strategy
Amey
Barclays Bank
B3 BT Centre
Fujitsu
HSBC
Lexington Catering
Royal Mail
Most effective recruitment strategy
Hastings Direct
Hindustan Computers Limited
KFC UKI
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McDonald's Restaurants
River Island
Thames Water Utilities
Most effective Rewards Strategy
KFC UKI
Surrey County Council
J.P. Morgan
Most innovative deployment of HR technology
Bernard Hodes Group
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Hindustan Computers Limited
Weatherby's
Virtusa UK
McDonald's Restaurants
Most successful change management strategy
Amey
Celesio
Marks and Spencer and Ceridian
HSS Hire
London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL)
Stonehage
Outstanding employee engagement strategy
Birmingham City Council
British Gas
Dorchester Collection
RBS
RHP
Vaultex
When will the winners be announced?
The winners are unveiled at the prestigious gala dinner and awards ceremony, taking place at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Tuesday 1 July. A black tie dinner attended by 600 HR professionals, enjoying a top class host, three course meal and of course celebrating the best in HR. The event is one of the jewels in the crown of the HR calendar and is not to be missed. Book your table for the event here.
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